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H1N1 deaths in Turkey increases to 15

ISTANBUL, Nov 4 (KUNA) -- The Turkish Health Ministry on Wednesday announced a new record of swine flu (A/H1N1) death cases, bringing the total to 15 deaths in the country.
The ministry said among the latest fatalities were a 31-year-old woman and a 55- year-old man, while the whole number of the patients exceeded 2,000.
The A/H1N1 vaccine arrived in Turkey and was used by Health Minister Recep Akdag, in person, as an initiative to dispell public fears regarding complications.
He confirmed 15,000 people had been injected without any symptoms of health side-effects.
The first case of A/H1N1 reported in Turkey was in mid-May, and the first recorded death was, in Ankara, on October 24.(end) tk.hs KUNA 041759 Nov 09NNNN